Camp Point Lad Dies of Wounds in France
Camp Point, Jan 18 A government telegram informed Mrs. Charles Welch that her brother Emmett Johnson died Dec 2 1918 from wounds received in action in France. Born July 8 1886 near Coatsburg he was a painter by trade and a member of the Painters Union. He served with Battery A 3rd Battalion Trench Artillery AP0 903 in France arriving overseas July 18 1918. Surviving are his parents in Chicago and siblings, with a wide circle of friends mourning his loss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camp Point
Charles Welch
Emmett Johnson
Chicago
James Emmett Johnson
Coatsburg
Charles
Nannie Lee Johnson
Painters’ Union
Painters’ Convention
Philadelphia
C., B. and Q. Railroad Company
France
The
Christian Church
Tri-State Fraternal Insurance Lodge
Samuel
Monday social notes from Camp Point area
Camp Point and nearby residents are listed in a long social note roundup. Visits include Edgar Williams of Peoria caring for his sister, plus guests from Augusta Columbus Clayton and Quincy. Events feature family dinners, social calls, travel to Chicago and Kansas City, and influenza-related closures.
Local Folks Breeze Through Quincy Visits and News
Mrs. William Hoke and son Ivan of Seldgwick Kansas join relatives in Quincy. Miss Winifred Gustino hosts a taffy pull for eight high school girls. Teachers Miss Irene Nutt and Miss Theo Kurrle visit. George Hoffman ships five carloads of hogs from St Louis. Mrs. J H Gallaher of Alton arrives for an indefinite visit with sister Mrs J H Hawke. Mr and Mrs Thomas Odear of Leeshorn visit brother John Gooding and family. Mrs George Hoffman and sons Floyd and Oscar Hufnague Jr visit Quincy. Mr and Mrs Raymond Wills of La Prairie visit Camp Point friends. Mrs Ellen Folckemer visits Bowen to see son Dr Harry Folckemer and family. Walter Wagner of Quincy visits soldier friend Dana Lewis. they served at Camp Forest Ga.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Giles Castle
Camp Point
Lem Omer
Ernest Omer
Harry Omer
Rock Island
C. R. Estes
Aurora
Omer
Redlette Turner
Quincy
Turner
Christian Church of
Emma Hair
Woodlawn
Samuel Curry
Martha Banton
Roy Smith
Ray Adams
Lawrence Adams
Bushnell
William Little
Columbus
Archie A. Booth
William ‘Cutter
Ralph Terry
Neva Tipton
Ford
Robert Hunsaker
Liberty
Daniel Hunsaker
Adams, County Mutual Insurance Company
Wilkie Bruns
John Meatheringham
JL. G. Hoke
Levi Cate
L. G. Hoke
Wilkie Hamns
Springfield
George W. Omer
Henry Zeiger
Edna
Clayton
Dailey Lewis
C. W. Becker
Orpha Omer
Gertie Melvin
Washington, D. C
Maplewood
William Liggett
David Carl Liggett
Italy
Kirk Shango
A. D. Bates
Orlo Wing
Sam Curry
Plymouth
Charles Taylor
Warren Roath
Sterling
Ill
Belle
Mississippi
Arthur Adams
Isaac Cutter
Louis Felsman
A. J. Niemeyer
Alex Stewart
Knights of Pythig Lodge
Temple
Niemeyer
Carrie Ward
Galesburg
Lambert Huber
Kt. A. Omer
D. F. Jacobs
Aubrey ©. Phillips
Glenn Montz
Bethany Bible School
Chicago
Henry
Coatsburge
Henry Clark
William Hoke
Ivan
Seldgwick
Kan. J
Frank Vanclil
Winifred Gustino
Elmer Michels
Irene Nutt
Theo Kurrle
George Hoffman
St. Louia
J. H. Gallaher
Alton
J. H. Hawke
Thomas Odear
Leeshorn
John Gooding
Floyd
Oscar Hufnague, Jr
Raymond Wills
la Prairie
Camp Point Friends
Ellen Folckemer
Bowen
Harry Folckemer
Walter Wagner
Dana Lewis
Camp Forest
Flu Strikes Bowen Family and Caregivers in Keokuk
The Witt family faces illness with flu, along with the attending nurse and Mrs Clyde Smith who recently recovered from pneumonia aiding the stricken household. Mrs Geo Nash and Rulalie Salthouse were seen shopping in Keokuk. Mrs Harold Johnson and mother Mrs John Alexander visit relatives in Mt Sterling. Editor Johnson's son Morris Cambern celebrated his fourth birthday last Sunday with four playmates joining in noisy, lively games.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clyde Smith
Geo. Nash
Rulalie Salthouse
Keokuk
Harold Johnson
John Alexander
Mt. Sterling
Johnson
Morris Cambern
Birthday and dinner gatherings with Keokuk visitors
A social note recounts Morris Cambert's birthday perception and a Sunday dinner hosted by Mr. and Mrs. Blatt for friends including out of town guests Mr. and Mrs. Harry Bartholoten, Hugh Montgomery, and Miss Helen Mills of Keokuk. Mrs. W. B. Cecil suffers neuritis and recent illness. Bert Robertson sustained severe burns from a stove explosion igniting curtains and clothing, hospitalized in Keokuk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morris Cambert
Bert
Keokuk Hospital
War Plants For Domestic Fertilizer Use
CHICAGO January 18 The government plants worth 100 million dollars built to produce nitric acid and high explosives during the war could be repurposed for domestic fertilizer. Lieut Col Alfred H White of the nitrogen bureau said some argue for imported fertilizer but proof is lacking. Engineers urge Congress to stop Germany from dumping chemicals to disrupt U S chemical business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Alfred H. White
War Department
Nitrogen Bureau
American Institute of Chemical Engineers
Congress
Germany
United States
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Ter
Nannie Johnson Welch
Tom Bailey
Hezekiah Henry
Finley Carrott
Frank Roberts
Roberts
Alvin A. Garrett
R. C. Roger
Ladies’ Social Union of the Christian Church
Frank Mensendike
Lincoln Smith
Ladies’ Missionary Society of the Presbyterian Church
George C. Flett
Will Liggett
George Flett
Anna Welles
Laura Sawyer
Lterature
Miner
Eva Turner
Eva Castle
Peanschmidt & Marshall
Vermont St
O. B. Quincy
Chevrolet
Barry
Clough-Reihm Company
Camp Point Brothers
Harry Deltona
Russell DeMoan
Floyd DeMoan
CG. P. DeMoss
A. R., Grumman
Methodist Church
Ruby McFarland
Edgar Williams
Peoria
John Flinn
David Allen
Augusta
Ralph Hussong
Andrew Gilbert
Reva
Thelma Davis
Timewell
C. J. Davis
Elizabeth Parker
W. H. Michels
Elizabeth Michels
Michels
J. L. Smith
Flin Gray
Ray
Lola McParland
Rosella Earthman
Women's Foreign Missionary Society
Ella Slade
Ralph Hunter
Camp Wadsworth
Spartansburg
S. C
Oliver Akers
George
Blue Jacket
Okla
F. D. Smith
William Coring
Charles Feisman
William Michels, Jr
Henry Meintz
Golden
Mordecai Riley
Hannibal
Stella Barnes
Robert Hoke
Sedgwick
Kansas
David Schuhardt
Quincey
Joe Murrah
Joe Bates
Harry Downing
Des Moines
Culiford Ridings
Camden
William Zuanger
Mubanks
William Warry
Alonzo Odear
Baby
Cal Odear
Newt Pierce
Farl
Kansas City
Frank Pierce
George Oberling
J. A. Wheeler
Lawrence Terry
Omaha
Nebr
John W. McClintock
Warren Downing
A. WH. Whitehead
George Reed
Taylor
William Shields
Bowen, III
Union Manufacturing Company
the Model Clothing Co
W. N. Reynolds & Sons
John G. Jansen
Hoelscher- Seifert Co
Halbach-Schroeder Co
Union Mfg. CO
Hampshire Street
Yale
Spring Street Motor Co
Spring St
Court House
Lexington
Lexington Motor Company, Mfrs
Connersville, Ind
U.S. A
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